بيومِ بدرٍ أعزَّ الدينَ ناصرُهُ

وبابنِ بدرٍ أعز الظَّرْفَ والأدبا

On the day of Badr, he supported the religion victoriously

And the son of Badr ennobled elegance and literature

يَمَّمْتُ بدرَ بني بدرٍ فما انتسبت

ألفاظهُ ليَ لكنْ وجهُهُ انتسبا

I aimed for Badr the son of Badr's clan but did not inherit it

His words belonged to me but his face belonged to his lineage

لاقيتهُ وأنا المملوءُ من غضب

على الزمان فسرَّى عنِّيَ الغضبا

I met him while I was full of anger

At the times, so he relieved my anger

فلو حلفتَ لما كُذّبت حينئذٍ

أنِّي هناك لقيتُ العُجْمَ والعربا

If you swore you would not be doubted then

That I met there the non-Arabs and the Arabs

أجدى فأحسَنَ في الجدوى وأتبعني

حمداً وأردفني شكراً ولا عجبا

He helped me, did good in helping, and followed me

With praise, and supported me with gratitude, and that is no wonder

اللَّه يكلؤُهُ واللَّه يُؤنسهُ

فإنه بمعاليهِ قد اغتربا

May God protect him and may God give him companionship

For by his nobility he became a stranger